William Cooper (judge)

William Cooper was an American merchant, land speculator and developer, the founder of Cooperstown, New York. A politician, he was appointed as a county judge and later served two terms in the United States Congress, representing Otsego County and central New York. He was the father of James Fenimore Cooper, who became a noted writer of historical novels related to the New York frontier.

2 December 1754

Born on the same birth day (2 December): Alexander Haig • Andrew Ryan (rugby league) • Anna G. Jónasdóttir • Bill Erwin • Britney Spears • Charles H. Wesley • David Batty • Edwin Meese • Fumika Shimizu • Graham Kavanagh • John Barbirolli • Jonathan Frid • Kelefa Diallo • Michael McIndoe • Mine Yoshizaki • Nelly Furtado • Renee Montgomery • Rich Sutter • Ron Sutter • Song Ha-yoon

Born in the same month (December 1754): George Crabbe